How Vitamin D Promotes Healing and Surgical Wellness

In some studies, up to 95% of the GENERAL POPULATION is not meeting the daily intake requirements for vitamin D. That means even when people are healthy they are not taking in enough, let alone those who are sick, injured, or need surgery. Obesity, being overweight, low levels of sunlight, and low intake of fortified foods are risk factors for low levels. Healthy and unhealthy alike are running on fumes of vitamin D; therefore the great majority of surgical patients are low going into surgery. And it is the vitamin D level the patient has going into surgery that predicts how he/she/it does with surgery! 

Vitamin D is used for production of hormones, plays significant roles in immune function and inflammation, is vital to bone, nerve, and muscle health, and develops healing of internal and external wounds. There are few foods with naturally occurring vitamin D and thus many foods are fortified. Those who are overweight have most of their vitamin D stored in the fat cells where it is unable to escape into the bloodstream and help other cells in the body.

Appropriate blood levels of vitamin D are in flux. For bone health, some experts feel the lowest level should be 20ng/mL, and experts in the endocrine field think it should be more like 40-60ng/mL. For muscle regeneration and growth, even higher levels are recommended. Additionally, there is research ongoing that correlates higher vitamin D levels with lowering breast cancer risk. 

Vitamin D toxicity can occur but studies have shown this is most common after months of taking a large amount daily, such as 60,000iu per day. Most supplements are 1,000-5,000iu per day. While it is always good to talk with your physician or provider, vitamin D supplementation has been shown to be safe and helpful for many aspects of our health.

What is Integrative Surgical Care and What does it Offer?

You will be better served through the mindful and thoughtful principles of Integrative Surgical Care, a surgeon-run and whole-patient focused wellness company bridging the philosophies of eastern and western medicines. By taking into consideration details of the surgical experience and melding that with the holistic care of the whole patient, every surgical patient can go into surgery prepared, better tolerate the operation, optimize their recovery, and minimize risk. Surgery is stressful on the mind, body, and spirit, and Integrative’s approach and services helps the patient regain control.

Surgery Ready Supplement is the only surgeon-manufactured supplement with the vitamins, minerals, and amino acids your body needs to heal and is the easiest and fastest way to start improving your surgical health. Arginine is one of the ingredients and I specifically used it for all of the reasons above. The supplement is safe to take before and after surgery. All it takes is 2 tablets and a dollar a day to improve your surgical health. 

Surgery Reset Program is the only surgical wellness coaching service available. It is nurturing and encouraging while you or a loved one goes through one of the toughest times in their life. By evaluating and improving sleep, pain, inflammation/mobility, nutrition, microbiomes, and stress, you can take charge of your surgical health. 

Achieve control today.